Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing: North American Edition-1 Volume Set

Summary

Numerous updates and a state-of-the-art ancillary package make the Tenth Edition of this best-selling textbook the most up-to-date book of its kind. New chapters include: End-of-Life Care, Genetics Perspectives in Nursing Practice, and Management of Patients Affected by Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster. New features include: Concept Maps relating NANDA diagnoses with NIC and NOC classification systems; boxed charts alerting nurses to genetics perspectives in practice; and new, specialized content on elderly patients and those with disabilities. A free CD-ROM in the text includes over 3,500 general student-study questions, 500 unit review questions, 3-dimensional animations that illustrate disease processes, and interactive clinical simulations covering asthma and congestive heart failure. For more information, visit connection.LWW.com/go/smeltzer.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Health Maintenance and Health Needs

1

(64)

Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice

3

(14)

Community-Based Nursing Practice

17

(8)

Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process

25

(14)

Health Education and Health Promotion

39

(12)

Ethical Issues in Medical-Surgical Nursing

51

(14)

UNIT 2 Health Assessment of the Client/Patient

65

(28)

Clinical Interviewing: The Health History

67

(12)

Physical Assessment and Nutritional Assessment

79

(14)

UNIT 3 Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts

93

(84)

Homeostasis and Pathophysiologic Processes

95

(10)

Stress and Adaptation

105

(14)

Human Response to Illness

119

(14)

Transcultural Perspectives in Nursing

133

(8)

Health Care of the Older Adult

141

(36)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 3

174

(3)

UNIT 4 Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management

177

(178)

Pain Management

179

(26)

Fluids and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbances

205

(42)

Shock and Multisystem Failure

247

(18)

Oncology: Nursing the Patient With Cancer

265

(52)

Chronic Illness

317

(8)

Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation

325

(30)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 4

353

(2)

UNIT 5 Perioperative Concepts and Management

355

(72)

Preoperative Nursing Management

357

(16)

Intraoperative Nursing and Anesthesia

373

(18)

Postoperative Nursing Management

391

(36)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 5

424

(3)

UNIT 6 Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Exchange and Respiratory Function

427

(158)

Assessment of Respiratory Function

429

(32)

Management of Patients With Conditions of the Upper Respiratory Tract

461

(18)

Management of Patients With Conditions of the Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract

479

(64)

Respiratory Care Modalities

543

(42)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 6

583

(2)

UNIT 7 Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function

585

(230)

Assessment of Cardiovascular Function

587

(28)

Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems

615

(22)

Management of Patients With Cardiac Disorders and Related Complications

637

(42)

Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, or Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders

679

(18)

Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

697

(24)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation

721

(48)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders

769

(46)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 7

812

(3)

UNIT 8 Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function

815

(144)

Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function

817

(16)

Management of Patients With Ingestive Problems and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders

833

(26)

Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Management

859

(26)

Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders

885

(24)

Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders

909

(50)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 8

956

(3)

UNIT 9 Metabolic and Endocrine Function

959

(166)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic and Biliary Disorders

961

(56)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

1017

(52)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders

1069

(56)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 9

1122

(3)

UNIT 10 Urinary and Renal Function

1125

(106)

Assessment of Urinary and Renal Function

1127

(18)

Management of Patients With Urinary and Renal Dysfunction

1145

(34)

Management of Patients With Urinary and Renal Disorders

1179

(52)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 10

1228

(3)

UNIT 11 Reproductive Function

1231

(132)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Problems Related to Female Physiologic Processes

1233

(36)

Management of Patients With Disorders of the Female Reproductive System

1269

(32)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders

1301

(34)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

1335

(28)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 11

1360

(3)

UNIT 12 Immunologic Function

1363

(112)

Assessment of Immune Function

1365

(16)

Management of Patients With Immunodeficiency Disorders

1381

(8)

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1389

(32)

Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders

1421

(22)

Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders

1443

(32)

Nursing Research Profile for Unit 12

1473

(2)

UNIT 13 Integumentary Function

1475

(110)

Assessment of Integumentary Function

1477

(16)

Management of Patients With Dermatologic Problems

1493

(52)

Management of Patients With Burn Injury

1545

(40)

UNIT 14 Sensorineural Function

1585

(88)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Vision Problems and Eye Disorders

1587

(56)

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing Problems and Ear Disorders